The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup

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The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup is a collection of Susan Orlean’s narrative nonfiction essays profiling a wide range of quirky, compelling real-life characters.

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instanceOf essay collection ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
author Susan Orlean ⓘ
authorNationality American ⓘ
containsWorkType essay ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
genre narrative nonfiction ⓘ
hasAuthorGender female ⓘ
hasFormat hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasPart “Show Dog” ⓘ
“The American Man, Age 10” ⓘ
“The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup” (title essay) ⓘ
“The Maui Surfer Girls” ⓘ
hasSetting various international locations ⓘ
various locations in the United States ⓘ
hasSubtitle Essays ⓘ
hasTheme American eccentricity ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ
identity ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
intendedAudience general adult readership ⓘ
isPartOfAuthorCareerPhase post-The Orchid Thief period ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement New Journalism ⓘ
mediaType book ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativeStyle first-person journalism ⓘ
notableFor character-driven reportage ⓘ
vivid descriptive prose ⓘ
publicationYear 2001 ⓘ
publisher Random House ⓘ
subjectMatter American culture ⓘ
eccentric characters ⓘ
popular culture ⓘ
profiles of real people ⓘ
timePeriodCovered late 20th century ⓘ
titleCharacterType bullfighter ⓘ
workTitle The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup ⓘ
writingStyle humorous tone ⓘ
immersive reporting ⓘ
observational detail ⓘ

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